Calendar
Annual Meeting
Governor Shumlin is the special guest.
Contact the White River Valley Chamber of Commerce for more information.
This meeting has been cancelled.
For a copy of the agenda, please click here: Executive Committee Agenda 3-9-16
This exciting new program will provide technical assistance and up to $5,000 of additional incentives (beyond the $2,500 available from Efficiency Vermont for home weatherization) to help former CVPS customers incorporate heat pumps, modern wood heat and solar electricity into comprehensive home energy projects that reduce overall energy use by 50% or more.
Organizers from the Vermont Building Performance Professionals Association will describe the program and incentives at a forum Wednesday March 9, 6:30 to 8pm at the Thetford Center Community Center. Admission is free and light refreshments will be served.
Bob Walker is happy to work with any former CVPS territory towns to help get the word out about this exciting program. If you or someone from your energy committee can make it to this forum on March 9th it would be a great introduction to the program for you.
You can learn more about the program at https://www.zen-vt.com For more information about the ZEN program contact 802-447-5249 or [email protected].
Thank you to everyone who attended the fourth presentation in the Act 64 Brown Bag Lecture Series that took place two weeks ago. We have passed the halfway point in the series, with three presentations still to come. For a copy of the Act 64 Brown Bag Lecture Series schedule please email [email protected]
The next presentation will be on Thursday March 10th from 11:00-12:00pm in the Winooski Room at the Department of Environmental Conservation. If you can not make it in person, feel free to join online using this link: tinyurl.com/CWI-BrownBag-5 *the link will become active the day of the presentation
In case you missed the presentation on February 11th, you can now view it on YouTube.
with Kim Royar, State Biologist
March 10, 2016
Vermont Enterprise Center, Randolph, VT
6:30-8:30pm
Kim Royar, a biologist with Department of Fish and Wildlife will be presenting a program on land use change in Vermont and its effects on the state’s native wildlife populations. Kim will combine a mixture
of history and biology to demonstrate the intersection between the two. She will show how these
habitat changes have influenced some of Vermont’s most iconic species such as beaver, bobcat, otter,
coyote, and white-tailed deer. Please pre-register by calling or emailing the VWA office. Download flier here.
You are invited to a meeting to learn about forest blocks and important areas for wildlife habitat connectivity in the “Green Mountains to Upper Valley Linkage” region. (See below for towns included in this region)
Thursday, March 10 | 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Bethel White Church |129 Church Street
Ecologists and natural resource professionals will share:
- the latest science on priority conservation areas;
- land use and conservation strategies for towns and local groups;
- resources that are available to help.
The meeting will also include a conversation on the status of your planning efforts at the local and regional level for forests and wildlife. Come prepared to share what you are working on!
Towns in this region include: Barnard, Bethel, Bradford, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Chelsea, Corinth, Fairlee, Hartford, Hartland, Killington, Norwich, Pittsfield, Pomfret, Rochester, Royalton, Sharon, Stockbridge, Strafford, Thetford, Tunbridge, Vershire, Washington, West Fairlee, Williamstown, Woodstock
The meeting is sponsored by the Staying Connected Initiative and the
Green Mountain National Forest.
Sat, March 12, 10am – 1pm
218 Dickerman Hill Rd, Tunbridge, VT
Join Rich Chalmers, Dave Paganelli, and Larry Mengedoht at a joint Vermont Coverts and Vermont Woodlands Association stewardship work shop. It will be focused how to release and prune wild apple trees to preserve them and to enhance them for better production of soft mast for wildlife. This workshop will consist of a discussion on the basic principles, a demonstration, and then allow a hands on pruning for those that want to practice. Please feel free to bringing your own pruning and safety equipment. Contact [email protected] with questions.
Please join the us on the evening of March 14 for an informal 30 minute discussion of downslope windstorms in the Green Mountains. Vermont has a long history of damaging windstorms, such as the Nor’icane of 16 April 2007 in which hurricane force winds produced widespread damage in the city of Rutland. During the talk we’ll discuss the causes of such storms, correlations with easterly wind anomalies and the value of numerical weather prediction in assessing the potential for these events. The talk will be presented by John M. Goff, lead forecaster at the National Weather Service in Burlington. We hope to see you there!
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1560876974976043524
Join the conversation! Learn about the complex challenges facing pollinators in Vermont and help identify strategies to protect these essential species.
Space is limited – register now on-line!
Keynote speakers and panels of experts will examine the threats to pollinators and their critical role in preserving Vermont’s working lands and wild places.
Hands-on round table discussions will offer in-depth opportunities to explore efforts to support pollinators and share individual experiences and ideas.
The Symposium Agenda is now on-line:
https://anr.vermont.gov/about_us/special-topics/pollinator-symposium
Hosted by: The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources and its Endangered Species Committee.
Co-sponsors include:
Audubon Vermont, The Farm Between, Gardener’s Supply, Greenworks, National Wildlife Foundation, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) of Vermont, The Gund Institute of the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont, The Nature Conservancy, Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE), US Fish and Wildlife, Master Gardener program of UVM Extension, Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food & Markets, Vermont Beekeepers Association, Vermont Berry and Vegetable Growers Association, Vermont Center for Ecostudies, Vermont Coverts, Vermont Natural Resource Council, Vermont State-Wide Environmental Education Program (SWEEP), Vermont Woodlands Association and the Xerces Society.
Evening reception sponsored by the Gund Institute, the Vermont Natural Resources Council, and Gardener’s Supply.
When
March 17, 2016
8:30 AM – 5 PM
Evening reception to follow.
Where
ECHO Aquarium and Science Center
One College Street
Burlington, VT 05401
https://www.echovermont.org/directions.html
Fee
$35.00 (includes lunch and reception)
Registration and Information
For more information, including the agenda, visit our event webpage.
Contact [email protected] or 802-828-1000
Date: Saturday, March 19, 2016
Time: 10:00am-Noon
Location: Forest Center, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Woodstock, VT
Fee: No cost
Reservations: None needed
Contact: [email protected] or call (802) 457-3368 x 22
Point A to Point B to Point D. Learn how to navigate through your landscape and forest using the Global Positioning System, GPS. Adam Kozlowski, National Park Service Data Manager/Biologist for the Northeast Temperate Network will lead a discussion on how GPS works, including coordinate systems and other associated terminology, and explain the uses and limitations of GPS. Go outside to solidify your new skills and explore with a scavenger hunt and other fun games. This workshop will be inside and outdoors, rain or shine. Please dress appropriately for outdoor weather and bring your own GPS unit. Co-sponsored by Vermont Coverts and the Vermont Woodlands Association.